Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-08

good news. Every telegram be had received
from her said that she was better, and tho
last one said that she was almost well. The
doctor said to Roger:
II think she will soon rouse from this le-
thargic slumber. II it is possible would like
to have Suzanne here, for il she does awake
TO reason, the shock of not finding her daugh-
ter might be fatal think you had better go
at once and bring her."
Roger joyously started for his daughter,
and as he was about to step ON the
cars Tristot handed him little package,
which he opened as he rode along toward
the White House In it were several notes
from Julia TO Luversan, which proved her
completely in the plan for vengeance, but
which also showed him that she had not been
so guilty as her son had supposed. Roger
had telegraphed from a way station for Ray
mond to meet him, and he found the young
man there with face pale and careworn,
upon which was an expression of mingled
fear and despair. Roger opened his arms
and Raymond embraced him with an almost
adoring affection. As they walked rapidly
from the station to the house Roger told Ray
inond the unhoped for happiness God had
vouchsafed him, and then said:
Raymond, here are some letters which
prove TO me, as hope they will prove to
you, that your mother was moro sinned
against than SHINING. Take them and de
stroy them and let there be from henceforth
peace between us all. my son. Give my love
to Pierre, and tell him OIL and you and
Suzanne shall fix your wedding day for this
fall"
Happiness and tho frequent visits of Ray
mond had worked wonders with Suzanne
who was her own lovely self again, except
for slight pallor and that she was thinner
than usual, and that her beautiful violet ewes
looked too large for her delicate face. The
news her father brought was so wonderful
that she could hardly believe it, and she piled
him with questions during the whole return
to Vile dAvray.
There had been little change in Henriettes
condition, unless that she awoke at shorter
intervals than before and looked about her as
ifsearching for some one or something, though
she said no word to signify what it was.
Suzanne, with her rare perception, instant
~ thought that in her changed appearance
her mother would not know her, so she SET
about making a white pinafore, such as she
wore when little, and she shook her wealth OF
aair loose down over her shoulders and down
over her forehead just as her mother had
loved to see her wear it, and tied it with q
blue ribbon as in the old days. With her
nair arranged in this manner ard her pima
fore on, Suzanne ran to her father laughing
he looked at her an instant in surprise Hero
vas his baby back again He forgot for a
moment all that had passed during these long
years and caught her up in his arms and
.ossed her above his head, shaking her, and
1T the same time he involuntarily sang q few
bars Of the little song she had so loved to hear
him sing when a child, and she laughed out,
a hearty, childish laugh. This laugh aroused
the sleeper in the next room, who turned and
opened her eyes and called feebly:
"Suzanne!'
"Here am, mamma" said the loving girl,
IS she few to the bedside, making herself as
,ittlc as she could.
Suzanne, my dear little girl; have / been
III that find myself in bed.'
eyes, little mother, you have been very i'll,
md 50 have l, but we are both better now,
md we are so happy. 1t is spring and tho
arden is full of flowers and the birds art
iinging so loud and sweet, and want you tc
furry now and get well so as to go out with
no and gather spring flowers"
And with running fire of nonsense, every
antence of which, however, carried bit OF
Information with it, Suzanne kept Henriette
rom making any inquiries, and with infinite
iinesse she managed SO for three or fouI
days until the doctor authorized her to make
some allusion to the tragic events which had
aused them all such unmerited suffering,
and Suzanne carefully and gently, and with
discretion beyond her Years, told her mother
I'll, and prepared her for her fathers changed
appearance.
"Roger, Roger, where is hel Oh, Suzanne,
: want to see him. want to beg his forgive
ness for doubling him one moment"
"Mother, don't do that. He feels that yoa
we're perfectly justified, and have had such
9 time TO keep him out of here. Now be pre-
AIRED for his changed looks and do not excite
ourself, and-and-father, you may come
~" cried Suzanne, her eyes full of happy
tears. The meeting was too sacred to relate
Even Suzanne did not witness it, but it co.s-
rensated them for all their pain.